Kabuki Actor by Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1900: item #967948
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Depiction of: A Kabuki actor is pose

Date: 1847 - 1848

Size: 13 1/2 x 10 inches

Condition: Some wrinkling, with side edges backed (Matted print)

Description: From a series of classic... Click for details

Shibaraku by Hasegawa, Sadanobu III

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1960: item #962403
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Depiction of: An actor in Shibaraku, one of the Eighteen Best Kabuki plays.

Date: 1950s

Size: 17.5 x 11.5 inches

Condition: Excellent. (Matted print)

Description: This print comes wi... Click for details

Kabuki Actor, Bando Mitsugoro by Utagawa, Kunisada

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1837 VR: item #962392
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Depiction of: A wonderful print showing the actor, Bando Mitsugoro in a very expressive pose.

Date: circa 1820

Size: 15 x 10.5 inches

Condition: Trimmed on bottom, small strips of tape on left edge back. (Matted print)... Click for details

Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Kunisada Chushingura

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1900: item #940808

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Toyokuni III (also known as Kunisada) depicting a lively scene from Act 11 of "Chushingura e-kyodai" (Matching Pictures of Chushingura) dated 1859. "Chushingura" is also known as the "Tale of the Forty-seven Ronin." The seal of the publisher, Moriya Jihei, the censor seal, and the signature of the artist (signed "Toyokuni ga" in a red cartouche with yellow snow) are all located at the lower right. Standard vertical oban print measuring 14"V x 9 3/4"H. Very... Click for details

Japanese Meiji Woodblock Print Ginko Edo Theater Events

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1900: item #934980

Japanese Meiji Period woodblock print from the series "The Calendar of Events in Edo Theater" by Adachi Ginko (1874-1897) dated in the left margin Meiji 30 (1897) 7th month 10th day. The series depicts various scenes and events surrounding kabuki theater. This image illustrates the actors engaged in various activities backstage. A description of the scene is in the white cartouche at the top. The series title is at the upper right. The artist’s red seal is at the lower right. Vertical oban print... Click for details

A Japanese Woodblock Print - Toyokuni I - Actor - Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1837 VR: item #930779
ICHI 126

Here we have a antoher fine framed print of an actor by one of the early masters of actor prints, Utagawa Toyokuni. The actor is shown in a costume that has a rust red over robe under which is a garment mon like crests on a tan background.The actor stands on the edge of a lake with green hills behind. The actor’s name is that of "Bando Mitsoguro" - we do not know the Kabuki play in which the scene is played. Whatever the play, it must be a dramatic moment as the actor has his eyes crossed in the... Click for details

A Toyokuni I Print of an Actor in a Red Garment – Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1837 VR: item #928701
ICHI 125

Here we have a fine framed print of an actor by one of the early masters of actor prints, Utagawa Toyokuni. The actor is shown in a costume that has a red over robe under which is a garment with paintings of stylized Japanese cranes. The actor stands under a flowering cherry tree with the blossoms just coming to bloom. We cannot translate the actor’s name or the Kabuki play in which the scene is played. Whatever the play, it must be a dramatic moment as the actor has his eyes crossed in the “mie... Click for details

The Two Line Makeup of Matsuo, Ueno Tadamasa, 1941.

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1950: item #910859
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A FINE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK KABUKI PRINT BY UENO TADAMASA. 1941

This fine design is part of a series entitled Eighteen Kabuki Makeups (Kabuki kumadori juhachi ban) published by the celebrated publisher, Watanabe Shozaburo in 1941, this design titled "the Two Line Makeup of Matsuo. This was a superb series of which this design is probably the most striking. Tadamasa Ueno (1904-1970) is known for his dramatic kabuki act... Click for details

Japanese Meiji Woodblock Print Ginko Edo Theater Event

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1900: item #902065

Japanese Meiji Period woodblock print from the series "The Calendar of Events in Edo Theater" by Adachi Ginko (1874-1897) dated in the left margin Meiji 30 (1897). The series depicts various scenes and events surrounding kabuki theater. This image illustrates a scene from the kabuki theater. A description of the scene is in the white cartouche at the top. The series title is at the upper right. The artist’s red seal is at the lower left. Paper size: 14 1/4"V x 9 3/4"H. Very good overall conditi... Click for details

Japanese Meiji Woodblock Print Ginko Edo Theater Events

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1900: item #902056

Japanese Meiji Period woodblock print from the series "The Calendar of Events in Edo Theater" by Adachi Ginko (1874-1897) dated in the left margin Meiji 30 (1897). The series depicts various scenes and events surrounding kabuki theater. This image illustrates a parade of actors preceding the commencement of the theater. A description of the scene is in the white cartouche at the top. The series title is at the upper right. The artist’s red seal is at the lower left. Paper size: 14 1/4"V x 9 7/8... Click for details